Everyman
Paradise in Peril
1987 • E18 Dec 20, 1987
When he visited Fiji last year, Pope John Paul called it 'a symbol of hope in the world'. He found 'people of diverse cultures ... living in harmony and peace'.
Now this peace has been destroyed by two military coups; religions and races are divided.
Brigadier Rabuka, the man behind the coups, is a Methodist lay preacher. Why has this devout
Christian wanted to deny over half the population their political rights and restrict their religious freedom? And what prospects are there for harmony in the future? Martin Young talks to
Brigadier Rabuka and other Fijian political and religious leaders, and analyses the significance of what's been happening.
Now this peace has been destroyed by two military coups; religions and races are divided.
Brigadier Rabuka, the man behind the coups, is a Methodist lay preacher. Why has this devout
Christian wanted to deny over half the population their political rights and restrict their religious freedom? And what prospects are there for harmony in the future? Martin Young talks to
Brigadier Rabuka and other Fijian political and religious leaders, and analyses the significance of what's been happening.